Ancestor/ Descendant PLUS "tote the line"

[Alison Murie]

>I don't see these exx. in the Archives; frankly, I can't get enough of 'em:

>  Dr. Turner has taught communications at Harvard and MIT and is currently
>head of undergraduate communications programs at Stanford.

>  JL
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What 'm I missing here?
Mere absurdity in college curricula hardly seems worth noticing any more.
AM

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